Hi,

From: "tito via Dng" ; Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2026 9:58:52 AM:
> On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:24:40 +1100 Chris Angelico via Dng wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm currently using Debian on all my systems, and given the way the
> > project has been moving, I've been eyeing Devuan closely.
> >
> > There are various migration pages eg
> > https://www.devuan.org/os/documentation/install-guides/daedalus/bookworm-to-daedalus
> > which specifically migrate from a Debian version to its
> > corresponding Devuan version.
> >
> > Is it advisable to do a "diagonal" migration, eg from Debian
> > Bookworm to Devuan Excalibur?

No it is not advisable.

> > Or would the recommendation be to first migrate to Daedalus and then
> > upgrade to Excalibur?

Yes, and bear in mind that once you arrive at Daedalus, 'usrmerge' will
need to be done *before* upgrading to Excalibur (see
https://www.devuan.org/os/documentation/install-guides/excalibur/upgrade-to-excalibur.html)

> > I'm currently trying out Devuan in a VM but unless there's some
> > catastrophic showstopper, my upgrade path is likely to be in that
> > direction.
> >
> > Thanks for being a distro that doesn't fold to dumb political
> > pressure.
> >
> > ChrisA
>
> Hi,
> I would do a horizontal migration first and then the vertical
> migration to the next devuan version.
>
> Ciao,
> Tito

Seconding this recommendation.

X.